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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>Each virtual backup appliance's VM console can be accessed via the hypervisor client</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p></p> <p>When deployed, each virtual backup appliance's VM console can be accessed via the hypervisor client.</p> <p><strong>Figure - VM Console of the PHD Virtual Backup Appliance accessed via hypervisor client.</strong></p> <p><img alt="User-added image" height="437" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/9CWN16O47XF8/eid-ka01w000000tcis-feoid-00n40000002yvfa-refid-0em40000000mkot." width="500" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p> <p> </p> <p>To log in to the VM's console menu, hit <strong>Enter</strong> and type a user name and password. Each appliance can be accessed with default credentials <strong>admin</strong> and <strong>password.</strong></p> <p><strong>Note: </strong>PHD recommends changing this password. Use the Command Shell option to open a command prompt and use the command <strong>passwd</strong>. <a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fmanpages.ubuntu.com%2Fmanpages%2Fbionic%2Fen%2Fman1%2Fpasswd.1.html">Additional details on using the Linux passwd command</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Figure - Appliance console login.</strong></p> <p><img alt="User-added image" height="310" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/BZP9WFUEYHKH/eid-ka01w000000tcis-feoid-00n40000002yvfa-refid-0em40000000mkoy." width="500" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p> <p> </p> <p>After logging in, you're presented with the console menu, as seen in the following figure.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Figure - Appliance console menu.</strong></p> <p><img alt="User-added image" height="304" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/20LUTMU68GLC/eid-ka01w000000tcis-feoid-00n40000002yvfa-refid-0em40000000mkod." width="500" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p> <p> </p> <p>Menu options include the following options management options and configuration settings for each individual appliance.</p> <ul><li> <strong>Network Interface Management - </strong>Manage the network settings for each network interface card attached to the appliance VM. </li> <li> <strong>Command Shell - </strong>Root command shell access to the appliance VM. </li> <li> <strong>Support File Upload</strong> - Upload support files to PHD support for this appliance. <strong>Note: </strong>SCP traffic must be allowed through your firewall to allow support files to be sent.</li> <li> <strong>System Jobs </strong>- Configure job schedules for system jobs, Orphan Hunt and Snap Hunt. </li> <li> <strong>Tasks</strong> - <em>Currently not implemented.</em> </li> <li> <strong>Status</strong> - <em>Curren</em><em>tly not implemented.</em> </li> <li> <strong>View Top</strong> - Open a Linux top session. </li> <li> <strong>Reset Web User Credentials</strong> - Resets the credentials used to access the web interface to <strong>admin </strong>and <strong>password.</strong> </li> <li> <strong>Reboot/Shutdown</strong> - Menu to reboot or shutdown the appliance. </li> <li> <strong>Logout </strong>- Log out of the appliance menu. </li> </ul><p> </p> <p> </p> </article> </main>